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Peer reviewedEnsz, Kathleen Y. – Foreign Language Annals, 1986
Native French speakers (N=56) were critical of French slang expressions spoken by French youths. A previous study found that the native speakers considered Americans' use of the same slang even less acceptable, suggesting the need for careful consideration of teaching such terms in French-language classrooms. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Foreign Countries, French
